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Episode #25

Turn boring barre chords into beautiful chordal ideas…

We've all been there - grinding out the same old barre chord shapes and wondering why our rhythm playing sounds a bit, well... predictable.

The good news is you don't need to learn hundreds of new chords to fix it - you just need to look at the ones you already know in a slightly different way.

In this video I'll show you a simple but powerful approach to take a common 'E shape' barre chord and use it as the starting point for much more interesting, colourful chordal ideas - like those gorgeous, expressive sounds you hear from players like Jimi Hendrix.

Here's what we'll cover:

• Using the E shape barre chord as your launchpad

• Isolating small fragments of the main shape

• Adding decorative notes to bring them to life

• Creating fresh, Hendrix-style chord sounds from shapes you already know

Grab your guitar, give it a try, and let me know how you get on.

Thanks for watching.

James

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